Watermelons — Area harvested in Japan

Japan: Watermelons — Area harvested was 8,518 ha in 2024. ▼ Falling

Latest (2024)
8,518 ha
Change on year
down 2.0%
World rank
47th
of 143 countries
All-time high
40,900 ha
in 1971
All-time low
8,518 ha
in 2024
Years of data
64
1961–2024

Watermelons — Area harvested in Japan, 1961–2024

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Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in ha.

Analysis

Japan recorded 8,518 ha for watermelons — area harvested in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 64 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is down 2.0% on the previous year and down 21.1% over ten years.

Over the whole period, watermelons — area harvested in Japan peaked at 40,900 ha in 1971 and was at its lowest, 8,518 ha, in 2024.

Japan ranks 47th of 143 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 64 years of available data.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1960s 38,667 ha 37,100 ha 40,700 ha 9
1970s 36,980 ha 33,200 ha 40,900 ha 10
1980s 27,360 ha 23,200 ha 33,000 ha 10
1990s 19,850 ha 17,700 ha 22,500 ha 10
2000s 14,160 ha 12,100 ha 16,900 ha 10
2010s 10,701 ha 9,640 ha 11,700 ha 10
2020s 8,940 ha 8,518 ha 9,350 ha 5

Countries ranked near Japan

  1. 44 Kenya 8,843 ha compare
  2. 45 Malaysia 8,838 ha compare
  3. 46 Morocco 8,728 ha compare
  4. 48 Lao People's Democratic Republic 8,050 ha compare
  5. 49 Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of) 7,762 ha compare
  6. 50 Romania 7,510 ha compare

See the full ranking of 175 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is watermelons — area harvested in Japan?
Watermelons — area harvested in Japan was 8,518 ha in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
What is the highest watermelons — area harvested recorded in Japan?
The highest recorded value was 40,900 ha in 1971.
What is the lowest watermelons — area harvested recorded in Japan?
The lowest recorded value was 8,518 ha in 2024.
How does Japan rank for watermelons — area harvested?
Japan ranks 47th out of 143 countries with data for 2024.
Is watermelons — area harvested rising or falling in Japan?
Over the last ten years it is down 21.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Japan data come from?
The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Watermelons — Area harvested. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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About this data

Indicator
Watermelons — Area harvested
Unit
ha
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage
175 places, 8,161 data points, 1961–2024
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